Michael Kors weds on Southampton beach

Designer Michael Kors and longtime partner Lance LePere got hitched Tuesday in a ceremony on Dune Beach in Southampton, according to Women's Wear Daily. Town Mayor Mark Epley officiated.

Buzz on the impending nuptials began on Aug. 3 when Kors, who was born in Mineola and raised in Merrick, and LePere were spotted at City Hall in Manhattan applying for a marriage license. At the time, the designer said he was happy to have the opportunity to marry, but had no plans for a major bash.

True to his word, the wedding seemed a casual affair. He told WWD, "To marry someone as wonderful and special to me as Lance, barefoot on a glorious beach, is more than I could have dreamed of."

The two met when LePere came to work for Kors in 1990. He is now the company's creative director.

Kors is scheduled to show his spring 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Sept. 14. So -- although there's no official word on this -- the honeymoon may have to wait.